The Pima Community College softball team (20-14, 14-10 in conference) split a doubleheader at Yavapai College on Tuesday in Prescott as the Aztecs dropped a close one in the first game but took control in the second.

Down 2-1 in the 7th inning, Alejandra Ortiz (Tucson Magnet HS) tied the game with an RBI single but Yavapai came back and scored a run in the bottom of the inning in Pima 3-2 loss. The Aztecs had tied it earlier in the game when Aubre Carpenter (Sabino HS) hit an RBI single in the 2nd inning to make it 1-1. Yvette Alvarez (Sahuarita HS) went the distance giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits with four strikeouts. She dropped to 8-11 on the year. She also scored a run and hit a double on offense. Corrie Ward (Pusch Ridge Christian HS) scored the other run as a pinch runner when Noelle Medina (San Manuel HS) got on base.

The Aztecs hit three homeruns in its 14-3 win in the second game. Pima scored six runs in the 3rd and 5th innings. Medina got it started in the 1st when she hit a 2-run homer to put the Aztecs up early. Medina also scored two runs and hit a double in the game.

Cynthia Pelayo (Vision HS) helped break up a tie ball game with her 2-run homer in the 3rd inning. She finished 2 for 4 with five RBIs and two runs scored. Ortiz helped put the game away in the 5th inning when she hit a 3-run homer. She went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, two runs scored and a double. Stephanie Vejar (Tucson Magnet HS) earned her 10th win of the season after giving up three runs on six hits with three strikeouts.

The Aztecs will play a doubleheader against Lamar Community College from Colorado on Thursday at the West Campus. The first game will start at 1 p.m.

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Tucson Local Media photographer J.D. Fitzgerald, right, shoots a simulation gun in reaction to a situation during a training put on by the Pima County Sheriff’sDepartment. PCSD invited members of the media to their training center on South Rita Road to further their understanding of use of force protocols. Mediamembers were given a 90-minute lesson on the policies, ethics and laws regarding use of force. To read the full story and to watch the video, visit www.tucsonlocalmedia.com.

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Tucson Local Media photographer J.D. Fitzgerald, right, shoots a simulation gun in reaction to a situation during a training put on by the Pima County Sheriff’sDepartment. PCSD invited members of the media to their training center on South Rita Road to further their understanding of use of force protocols. Mediamembers were given a 90-minute lesson on the policies, ethics and laws regarding use of force. To read the full story and to watch the video, visit www.tucsonlocalmedia.com.